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...also taken care to set up swift and secure communication links with and among the rebels. Upon receiving intelligence, intermediaries in Oman and Saudi Arabia relay messages east ward to Afghan agents in Pakistan and westward to CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. Two years ago, the six major guerrilla group within Afghanistan had to communicate by messenger; during the latest Soviet assault, Massoud was able to use radios to call for assistance from two other rebel bands...
...pain. These substances sensitize the nerve endings and help transmit the pain message from the injured region toward the brain. Prostaglandins also increase circulation to the damaged area, causing the swelling and redness known as inflammation. The purpose of this is to attract infection-fighting blood cells that will ward off any invading bacteria. Since the days of Hippocrates, doctors have been relieving pain with salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin that was derived from willow bark, but only in the past 15 years have they understood that it works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. Tylenol (the most common...
...Council's effectiveness has been "strangled" this year Council reports have already affected freshman advising and spring break meal plans, to name but two topics. Council-administered grants funds during this semester alone have supported everything from table tennis to Dido and Aeneas, from the wry humor behind. "Burt Ward-at-Harvard weekend" to the awesome vitality of Citystep. The Council has also been "effective" in bringing R E M., the Sex Execs, the "Yale Taigate," and the "Island Party" to thousands of Harvard students. Perhaps the question of the Council's "effectiveness" should be answered by Dean...